Legend of the Seeker, the television series adapting the Terry Goodkind book Wizard’s Fire Rule, premiered this weekend on ABC in the United States. I posted my initial thoughts on this series HERE after only seeing the 10-minute preview posted on their website.
I have to say I enjoyed my two hour time period with this opening of the series. It’s not a feature length movie, of course, and the commercial breaks drive me crazy, but it was well done. From my memory it follows the book fairly accurately with some minor changes that I found allowable. I’m not sure how the devout of the Goodkind readership liked or disliked the two hours; I’d love to hear from them if they are out there…
The acting was mostly neutral—nothing spectacular but not subpar. One of my major fears has been cooled, as I was worried this series would be similar in campy style to that found in Xena and Hercules. None of that was in evidence, all of Legend of the Seeker drama. At the risk of sounding like a school boy fantasy nerd, I think I have a crush on the woman who plays Kahlen.
The CGI was great for network television. It made some feature length movie CGI look terrible in comparison. If Legend of the Seeker can gain an audience, perhaps the quality will be maintained.
To be honest, watching this couldn’t have come at a better time. Like many of you out there, I am experiencing election-itis. It was great fun escaping from this all-important election for a few hours. For those of you who missed these opening two episodes, I’m sure they will be uploaded in various places soon.
Let me know what you think if you watched it!
I missed it. Shoot, I wish it would have been better advertised.
It was fairly well advertised here in the Seattle market, but the times were all screwed up. Whoever was in charge of rolling it out did a pretty poor job in that regard.
the 'Legend of the Seeker' website had the Seattle market planned for 8 pm. Since I trust virtually nothing in a political season -- that includes items of interest OUTSIDE of politics, mind you -- I decided to make sure it was at 8 pm. It wasn't. It was at 7.
I'm sure you'll be able to watch it online somewhere soon, or maybe there will be an encore? Hmm.
I enjoyed the movie, sort of. It didn't follow the books, and that is disappointing. I sincerely doubt Sam Raimi had anything to do with the decision to make so many changes from the REAL STORY. I think that because he was WAY more faithful with SpiderMan than he was with this.
Some thoughts:
Nobody in the show looks like what I pictured in my head. That includes the GAR. The sword was pretty good. I didn't have that problem with LORD OF THE RINGS. I find that interesting.
The advertising for this show was ABYSMAL. If I hadn't lucked onto the website for the show 2 days before the premiere, I would have totally forgotten to watch it. Here in my hometown of San Antonio, TX, it was buried at a 5pm to 7pm showing on an obscure channel.
I friggen HATED watching the commercials on this. Was it just me, or did I have to endure 45 minutes of **cking commercials on this show?
Fourth... I never felt a tenth of the suspense I felt while reading the first book. In the book, I remember feeling terrified of Rahl. Not so in the show. While I enjoyed the actor in LOTR... he isn't a pimple on the A** of what Rahl should be like.
Thank God the movie wasn't CAMPY.
The use of the sword in the first novel was debilitating to Richard. Not so in the show.
I give it a B-. I hope it gets better.
I love the show.."The sword of truth" is one of my favorite books I have the whole collection..and have read it at least 4 times..I was so thrilled to see the TV series come out and follow the show every week...even tho some of the events are different..i enjoy it totally....i LOVE THE DIFFERNT charater of Darken Rahl..I just hope they put Nathan Rahl in the picture..I beleave him to be a major part of the series.. an he was one of my favorites in the book...I hope that Darken Rahl is not richards brother as was said in last show but his father like the book...its hard to follow when you change the sceam of everything so much...thank you for listening...nola0346@yahoo.com
I love the show.."The sword of truth" is one of my favorite books I have the whole collection..and have read it at least 4 times..I was so thrilled to see the TV series come out and follow the show every week...even tho some of the events are different..i enjoy it totally....i LOVE THE DIFFERNT charater of Darken Rahl..I just hope they put Nathan Rahl in the picture..I beleave him to be a major part of the series.. an he was one of my favorites in the book...I hope that Darken Rahl is not richards brother as was said in last show but his father like the book...its hard to follow when you change the sceam of everything so much...thank you for listening...nola0346@yahoo.com